Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
ABOUT CONFECTIONERY
THE WILDERNESS OF SWEETS IN
A BIG CANDY SHOP.

The Entire Preparation of Confectionery
Is the work of Machinery-Thc In
ventor of the "Gum Drop'-ln u show
Window.
a candy key always unlocks a chids heart,
though in the minds of many parents the
prejudice still exists of its injurious effects.
Tho feeling is probably derived, in II great
measure, from the time when the choice lay
between molosscs or taffy, long striped sticks
resembling barber poles, and red or white
pcppelmints lying ON n cardboard, one row
of which was cut Off ut n time and sold for Il
penny. Yet probably Mt this time as much
pleasure was taken by the little ones Us they
now find in the lemon or strawberry trans
parences nodded into keys, horses. cows, dogs,
sheep, houses, wagons, boats, rings, squares,
balls, clocks, watches, knives. forks, spoons,
tcapots, etc Like all eatlblc articles. it.,
hcalthfulncss depends upon its quality, and
eaten in moderation, so far from being in
furious, it may be regarded as nutritious.
Confectionery, until within compare.
| lively few years, was all made 10y hand.
while now its entire preparation, to the most
minute details is the worl, of machinery.
Manufactures exist in every city in the
as modclers, cooks, engine drivers and COM
mon laborcrs Girls are also occupied in
doing the lighter work and arranging the
confectionery in boxes, some of which are
very delicate and chaste, with rufilcd satin
covers, the top of which contains two small
mirrors, which parting produce Il beautiful
picture. Some manufactures employ over
1000 persons, their annual sales reaching far
into the millions, while in Europe Paris hold
ing the palm of direct commercial inter-
course, factories exist at Bordeaux, Nerlon,
| Clermont Fenand, Lyons, Rouen and Or
leans.
A WILDERNESS OF CANDY.
An attractive sight is presented by any
large confectionery in this city where long
rows of lockwood partitions, with little gded
scoop with red handles, neatly separate large
quantities of almonds, lemon drops, seed
drops, chocolate Drops, speckled with sugar,
fruit drops, brandy drops, catawba drops,
sugar plums, wafer drops, assorted drops, i'm
perial drops mixed candies, grape drops,
mellow drops, citron drops cordial drops.
honey drops, iceland moss drops, snow drops,
etc, while under glass cases white boxes con-
tain the imported French confectoncd pine
apples, mushrooms, sweet potatoe, merry.
bells, cherries flagroot, ginger, lines figs
etc. In Brooklyn the sum annually expended
in small sums 10y candy eaters amounts TO
100000 exclusive of that which may be ex-
pended for ice creams jellies, blanc manages.
pastry and other delicaces Twenty per
cent of this sum ($lG0,O0W is expended for
caramels, which Uetailed at a penny each
placed in regular rotation, would reach from
this city to Boston.
The very finest grades of French confec-
hpG n ottN rn1t ;+aI
sale and for which native workmen are EN-
poyed, is generally made on the premises
where it is sold suspicion being allayed by its
often being made in the show window to tie
interest of the passersby Perhaps few per
sons are aware that for the confectionery
most commonly eaten they are indebted to
Mr. Henry Maillard, who was the first to
make the gum drrp, the chocolate cream
drop, the maIshma.iow drop, the licorice
drop, and to these night be added the choco-
late caramel. The gum drop and iujube
paste are of French origin. Individual in
stances are found where manufacturers pro-
ducng a saable article have confined them
selves to a single speciality, as may be men,
toned: Mr.. John Pe.se. whose name is
familiar with the preparation of horehound
candy, and Mr.. Horatio Wild, who frstm
the sugar almond-which originally appeared
in "A soft form-and subsequently, manu-
featured Iceland moss drops, both rearing
immense fortunes.
FORMS OF CONFECTIONERY.
The manufacture Of i2an@eS, forming 8
department of Itself, is generally confined to
individual firms. s. many as 800 boxes
have been sold to various stores in Brooklyn
IN one week; each box containing nnety-six
paper packages of different colors and favors-
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